Atlanta Police Create New Position Focusing On Animal Cruelty Crimes

Creation of the new position comes after a January dog attack in which a 6-year-old boy was killed and a 5-year-old girl was seriously injured while walking to school. The dog’s owner is facing criminal charges.

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Atlanta’s police department is dedicating one officer exclusively to investigating animal cruelty crimes after a dog killed one child and injured another earlier this year.

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The goal, the department said Monday, is shrinking the number of officer-involved shootings of dogs and dog attacks on people.